title: Prophylactic central neck dissection increases the cost of thyroid cancer care.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elfenbein
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sippel
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000191:economics*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000191:economics*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000191:economics*